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Re: 5.7L HEMI in a Pre-67 A-Body
[Re: MuuMuu101]
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03/25/11 09:23 PM
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Maryland
GO_Fish
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Yes, a Dart Charger should have one. I think later production '65 Barracuda's had them available, while '64.5 and early '65 Barracudas did not.
Scott B.
"I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!"
68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph
69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph
01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4
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Re: 5.7L HEMI in a Pre-67 A-Body
[Re: MuuMuu101]
#957341
03/27/11 04:13 AM
03/27/11 04:13 AM
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Granite Bay CA
Kern Dog
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Cool. How much over 20 mpgs? Because an 07 Charger gets around 17st/25hwy mpgs and that has to be at the very least 500lbs heavier than an early Dart.
The specs on the Charger R/T show it to weigh upwards of 4200 lbs. An early A body with a 273 is in the 2700 range. The HEMI would probably raise it to the 2850 range with the additional girth, wiring and such. 1350 lbs of savings? Not too shabby!
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Re: 5.7L HEMI in a Pre-67 A-Body
[Re: Kern Dog]
#957342
03/27/11 05:15 AM
03/27/11 05:15 AM
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If you want the 545-RFE your best bet is probably to run the Alterkation K so you lose the T bars, then cutting the rear crossmember isn't a problem...
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Re: 5.7L HEMI in a Pre-67 A-Body
[Re: dart443]
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03/28/11 05:32 PM
03/28/11 05:32 PM
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SoCal
MuuMuu101
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I'm in the process right now!64 Dart,using RMS front suspension,Modern Muscle's wiring and computer,I modified the trans tunnel for 518 trans,any questions let me know!
Cool! Great! I will if I ever get to that project. The only thing is that RMS can get expensive if you decide to go all then way around the car. I am sure it will give you much less of a headache but I was just thinking of like a complete budget daily driver build. Something along the lines of making new mounts, upgrading the suspension, getting better disc breaks, 518 trans to handle Los Angeles traffic, etc. There is going to be a lot of fabrication, but I am sure that would be much cheaper then going with RMS. Anyway, that will be for much later (if I even get to it, have the money, and find a good enough car). I have a stick shift right now and if I have to drive in LA traffic to go to graduate school or for my job in the future, my feet will not be happy with me.
I already have a 68 Dart project right now and I am thinking about 6.1L with a 5 or 6-speed and an 8 3/4 with somewhere around 3.55-4.10 gears all under an RMS suspension. It is going to be pricey, but I think I am just going to try to elongate the project as much as possible so it will not be too big of a financial burden. Ideally I want to work on the car by myself as much as possible as a learning experience and to lower the costs of labor rather than having my mechanic doing it and not knowing or learning anything about my car.
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